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Jimmy Lai trial is latest sign of Hong Kong’s heartbreaking descent
The Globe and Mail
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August 30, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Media tycoon Jimmy Lai stands accused of 'conspiracy to collude with foreign forces' under Hong Kong’s national security law.TYRONE SIU/Reuters Hong Kong is a special sort of place. A tiny enclave on China’s flank, it...
How Hong Kong’s third medical school can reach new healthcare heights
South China Morning Post
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August 30, 2025
This summer, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) opened in Bentonville, Arkansas, attracting attention both for its striking architecture and revolutionary ideas about medicine. The four-storey building with its angular facade is clad...
Hong Kong’s telehealth market must put patient welfare front and centre
South China Morning Post
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August 29, 2025
Online medical consultations expanded during the pandemic, especially for the elderly. Like with online classes and working from home, they helped to limit exposure to the coronavirus in the community. But the telehealth market remains in its...
Fosun Pharma to Exclusively Develop Accro Bioscience Anti-Inflammatory in China
Pharmaceutical Technology
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August 29, 2025
Shanghai-based Fosun Pharma has reached an agreement with Accro Bioscience to exclusively develop, manufacture and commercialize Accro’s highly selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2)/Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor candidate, AC-201, in Greater China,...
Hong Kong, Beijing launch global search for AI talent
GCN
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August 29, 2025
The AI Global Talents Connect initiative was launched, a bold idea from Hong Kong and Beijing that promises to revolutionize the technology sector and the artificial intelligence market. The goal of this project is to attract AI talent from...
How Asian consumers are driving a revolution in healthier food choices
South China Morning Post
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August 29, 2025
Asia’s rising middle classes are not just fuelling economic growth – they’re reshaping consumption itself. Nowhere is this transformation more visible than in the region’s embrace of healthier eating. From Hong Kong to Jakarta, a new generation of...
Hong Kong records almost 340 etomidate users in first half of year, 3 times more than same period last year
Hong Kong Free Press
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August 29, 2025
Hong Kong recorded almost 340 etomidate users in the first half of this year, a more than threefold increase compared with the same period last year. An anti-drug promotional video on etomidate uploaded to the Narcotics Division’s YouTube channel....
Hong Kong journalist’s trial finishes arguments
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 29, 2025
HONG KONG -- Final arguments concluded Thursday in the landmark national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could face up to a life sentence if convicted. Lai founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, which had...
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in Tseung Kwan O shoplifting crackdown
South China Morning Post
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August 29, 2025
Hong Kong police have intensified their crackdown on shoplifting following a rise in cases in Tseung Kwan O district, with some thieves testing the market by posting items on online shopping platforms before stealing them. Between August 1 and 27,...
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in Tseung Kwan O shoplifting crackdown
South China Morning Post
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August 29, 2025
Hong Kong police have intensified their crackdown on shoplifting following a rise in cases in Tseung Kwan O district, with some thieves testing the market by posting items on online shopping platforms before stealing them. Between August 1 and 27,...
Japan – Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, Salon de TIME return in September
Web NewsWire
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August 29, 2025
The 44th HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & & Clock Fairand the 13thBeauty salon de TIMEcollectively arranged by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & & Industries Limited, and Hong Kong Watch...
Hong Kong – DH responds to media enquiries about efforts to combat illegal smoking
Web NewsWire
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August 28, 2025
DH responds to media enquiries about efforts to combat illegal smoking ********************************************************************** In response to media enquiries about efforts to combat illegal smoking, the Tobacco and Alcohol Control...
Accro Bioscience Grants Fosun Pharma Exclusive Rights for TYK2/JAK1 Inhibitor in Greater China
Contract Pharma
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Accro Bioscience, a biotechnology company, has entered into an agreement granting Fosun Pharma exclusive rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize its TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor, AC-201, in Greater China, encompassing Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong...
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend August 29-31
South China Morning Post
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August 29, 2025
It may not feel like it – temperatures are still hovering above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) most days – but according to the 24 terms in the solar calendar, the “great heat” of the summer ended last week. Here are five things to do...
China’s chikungunya outbreak signals a warning for Milwaukee’s public health gaps and economic risks
The Milwaukee Independent
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August 29, 2025
For Milwaukee and Wisconsin, where public health systems are strained by measles cases, low immunization rates, and ongoing supply chain shocks, this mosquito-borne virus is a reminder of how quickly a foreign outbreak can test local readiness....
“Officials Deploy Robot Dogs”: Hong Kong Turns To Mosquito-Killing Machines As Residents Voice Fears Of Escalating Chikungunya Virus Threat
Sustainability Times
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August 28, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🐶 Hong Kong plans to deploy robotic dogs equipped with insecticide sprayers to combat the spread of the Chikungunya virus. 🔍 These robots will use AI and sensors to identify and target mosquito breeding sites, sending real-time...
Hong Kong’s biggest counterterrorism drill ‘on the right track’, John Lee says
South China Morning Post
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August 28, 2025
Hong Kong is a potential target for terrorists and must maintain a high level of preparedness at all times, the chief executive has said, after the city successfully held its largest-ever counterterrorism exercise on Thursday at Kai Tak cruise...
Hong Kong: What's next for Jimmy Lai as his trial wraps up?
Deutsche Welle
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August 28, 2025
A Hong Kong court has yet to set a date for delivering a verdict against the city's pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, despite the judges hearing the closing arguments on Thursday. The court only said that both parties will be informed "in good...
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai's trial ends
Deutsche Welle
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August 28, 2025
A Hong Kong court heard the closing arguments Thursday in the landmark national security trial of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai. Lai, who was arrested in 2020, was charged with "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces" and "seditious...
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai verdict to come 'in good time': judge
Yahoo News
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A Hong Kong court finished hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Thursday, though a judge declined to say when a verdict will be reached. The 77-year-old founder of the now-shut Apple...